Scotland: Electric train runs on Edinburgh-Glasgow mainline for first time

By Chris McCall, The Scotsman; October 19, 2017 The long-awaited redevelopment of Scotland’s busiest railway took a significant step towards…

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UK: Great Western Railway takes intercity express trains out of service after PR fiasco

By Steven Morris, The Guardian, October 19, 2017 The much-heralded intercity express train has been temporarily taken out of passenger…

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Ontario: $850M Whitby rail yard nears completion

By News Services, Daily Commercial News; October 23, 2017 WHITBY, ONT. — The new 500,000-square-foot GO Transit Whitby Rail Maintenance…

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Florida East Coast Railway Concealed Plans to Move Deadly Liquefied Natural Gas Next to 110-mph Passenger Trains

By Sunshine State News, WBOB AM 600; October 23, 2017 Folks along the Florida East Coast rail corridor, a highly…

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Florida: Brightline questions rail proposal

By News Service of Florida, Orlando Sentinel; October 23, 2017 A spokeswoman for the Brightline passenger-rail system questioned the legality…

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Quebec: MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; October 23, 2017 A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who…

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Armed man pulled emergency brake on Amtrak locomotive, Nebraska sheriff says

By Riley Johnson, Lincoln Journal Star; October 23, 2017 An armed man got into a locomotive on an Amtrak train…

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Massachusetts: Springfield’s Union Station Project Earns Historic Preservation Honor

By Paul Tuthill, WAMC Northeast Public Radio; October 22, 2017 The $95 million restoration of Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts…

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UK: Parents’ anger as children pictured ‘crammed’ onto trains on their way home from school

By Tom Houghton, Wales Online; October 20, 2017 Parents have voiced their anger after a photo emerged showing Valleys schoolchildren…

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Asia – Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?

By Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post; October 21, 2017 The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down…

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Florida NIMBYs Can’t Stop America’s First Private High-Speed Rail

By Chris Persaud, Next City; October 23, 2017 Inside a massive West Palm Beach garage, sleek yellow and silver train…

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Florida: Passenger rail proposal emerges again in Senate

By News Service of Florida; News4Jax.com; October 20, 2017 A controversial proposal for the state to oversee aspects of high-speed…

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The Daily CSX: CSX won’t confirm report of reducing operations in North Baltimore, Ohio

By DEBBIE ROGERS County Editor, Sentinel-Tribune; October 20, 2017 NORTH BALTIMORE — CSX Transportation is reportedly reducing operations at its…

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Hoosier State and Cardinal in Indiana: Amtrak’s on-time performance slowly climbs after slump

By Emma Ea Ambrose, Journal & Courier; October 19, 2017 LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Joe Krause is an Amtrak passenger assistant based…

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Bombardier rail division president unfazed by global challenges it faces

Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press, CP 24; October 19, 2017 MONTREAL — None of the challenges facing Bombardier’s railway business…

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Orlando Business Journal Exclusive: Brightline to start moving construction crews into Orlando airport

By Richard Bilbao and Veronica Brezina, Orlando Business Journal; October 19, 2017 It looks like the $3.5 billion Miami-to-Orlando rail…

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Union Pacific Unveils Commemorative Locomotive Honoring U.S. Armed Forces

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: UP Locomotive No. 1943 begins Salute to the Military Tour San Antonio, October…

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Kosovo reinstates domestic passenger services

Written by Keith Fender, International Railway Journal; October 19, 2017 KOSOVO’s national train operator Trainkos has reinstated passenger services between…

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34th Chicago area CREATE project under construction

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…

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The Daily CSX: CSX charts new course

By Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce; October 19, 2017 CSX Transportation’s overhaul of its network, which caused disruptions…

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Study to look at passenger rail service in Cadillac, Michigan

By Ben Glick, Cadillac News; October 19, 2017 CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac could soon be on track for…

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CP ready to close out Canada 150 celebrations with 19th annual Holiday Train, raising food and funds for local food banks across Canada and the U.S.

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway: CALGARY, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – With its biggest ever lineup of Canadian…

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Iowa Pacific’s hometown of Chicago: Developer seeks federal ruling in North Side rail feud

By Alby Gallun, Crain’s Chicago Business; October 17, 2017 The firm that wants to redevelop the Finkl steel site and…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: First tank train cars arrive for storage in Adirondacks

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; October 18, 2017 Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s first shipment of rail tank cars…

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